And I’m not going to lose my
business because you feel the need to get your freak on in public places.”
“I shouldn’t have to change who I am to please anyone. What
I do on my own time…”
“Affects others. Especially when you do it wearing a shirt
with our deli name on it. You’re fond of saying you’re a grown-ass woman. Well,
act like it and handle your business before you end up the sole owner.”
Koko reached out for her friend. “Constance, you don’t…” But
the other woman held her hands up and walked into the back room, leaving Koko
to face the fallout of her consequences all alone.
Chapter Five
There was work to be done and not nearly enough time to do
it, but Reese was going to go at it guns blazing so he could finish as much as
possible before he left. He didn’t want to bring the drama of work with him to
dinner tonight. He just wanted tonight to be about them, and if he were lucky,
they’d be naked very soon after dessert.
When his phone rang, it startled him. He’d been so deep in
thought that for a moment he’d forgotten where he was. Picking it up, he
pressed it to his ear. “Desoto.”
“Mr. Desoto, there’s a Ms. Brown here to see you, sir.”
Just the sound of her name made him smile. “Send her back.”
He heard a muffled conversation before the speaker became
clear once more. “She’s asked for you come out to the lobby and meet with her,
sir.”
Reese scrunched his brow. How odd . “Okay, let her
know I’ll be there in a few moments.”
Excited to see her, he powered down his computer then rose.
He grabbed his jacket off the back of his chair as he headed out the door. By
the time he made it down to the lobby, he was once again the epitome of a
suit-and-tie guy. As usual, the lobby was an ebb and flow of people, but it
took only a few seconds for Reese to spot Koko standing near the check-in desk.
She wasn’t dressed in her normal delivery outfit of short skirt and deli shirt.
Today she was sporting jeans and a regular old T-shirt. Her hair was pulled
back in a ponytail, which made her look like a college freshman and not the
sexy business owner he knew her to be.
With a smile on his face, he made his way over to her. She
must have been looking for him as well, because in just a few seconds her gaze
connected with his. She quickly began to make her way to him, but instead of
looking as pleased to see him as he was to see her, Koko looked upset. The
concern on her face sent him to her side in record speed. As soon as he reached
her, he grasped her cold hands in his. “What happened? Is everything okay?”
Koko cleared her throat and took a step back, pulling her
hands with her as she did. The abrupt movement to sever their contact was as
clear as a slap in the face. The warmth of his pleasure was soon replaced by
the icy cold hand of fear. “What’s going on?”
She crossed her arms over her breasts and rubbed her hands
up and down in the few inches the position allowed. It was a move one did when
they needed comfort, which told him something serious was up.
“Do you want to take this to my office?” he asked softly.
“So we can have more privacy.”
Koko glanced around the room real quick then shook her head.
“Then let’s at least move this to the side a bit and out of
the flow of traffic.” He waited for her to nod her agreement before shepherding
them into a corner, away from prying ears and eyes. “What’s going on, love?”
“I’m not going to make it to dinner tonight.” A relief like
he’d never felt before lifted from him. “Or any other night for that matter.”
Then reality came crashing back down.
Any other night meant only one thing. “So you don’t want to
see me anymore.”
“It’s not as if I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t.”
That made even less sense. “Why?”
“I had a visitor today at the deli. He said he worked here.
He said…” Koko let out a deep breath. “Well shit, he said a whole lot
business because you feel the need to get your freak on in public places.”
“I shouldn’t have to change who I am to please anyone. What
I do on my own time…”
“Affects others. Especially when you do it wearing a shirt
with our deli name on it. You’re fond of saying you’re a grown-ass woman. Well,
act like it and handle your business before you end up the sole owner.”
Koko reached out for her friend. “Constance, you don’t…” But
the other woman held her hands up and walked into the back room, leaving Koko
to face the fallout of her consequences all alone.
Chapter Five
There was work to be done and not nearly enough time to do
it, but Reese was going to go at it guns blazing so he could finish as much as
possible before he left. He didn’t want to bring the drama of work with him to
dinner tonight. He just wanted tonight to be about them, and if he were lucky,
they’d be naked very soon after dessert.
When his phone rang, it startled him. He’d been so deep in
thought that for a moment he’d forgotten where he was. Picking it up, he
pressed it to his ear. “Desoto.”
“Mr. Desoto, there’s a Ms. Brown here to see you, sir.”
Just the sound of her name made him smile. “Send her back.”
He heard a muffled conversation before the speaker became
clear once more. “She’s asked for you come out to the lobby and meet with her,
sir.”
Reese scrunched his brow. How odd . “Okay, let her
know I’ll be there in a few moments.”
Excited to see her, he powered down his computer then rose.
He grabbed his jacket off the back of his chair as he headed out the door. By
the time he made it down to the lobby, he was once again the epitome of a
suit-and-tie guy. As usual, the lobby was an ebb and flow of people, but it
took only a few seconds for Reese to spot Koko standing near the check-in desk.
She wasn’t dressed in her normal delivery outfit of short skirt and deli shirt.
Today she was sporting jeans and a regular old T-shirt. Her hair was pulled
back in a ponytail, which made her look like a college freshman and not the
sexy business owner he knew her to be.
With a smile on his face, he made his way over to her. She
must have been looking for him as well, because in just a few seconds her gaze
connected with his. She quickly began to make her way to him, but instead of
looking as pleased to see him as he was to see her, Koko looked upset. The
concern on her face sent him to her side in record speed. As soon as he reached
her, he grasped her cold hands in his. “What happened? Is everything okay?”
Koko cleared her throat and took a step back, pulling her
hands with her as she did. The abrupt movement to sever their contact was as
clear as a slap in the face. The warmth of his pleasure was soon replaced by
the icy cold hand of fear. “What’s going on?”
She crossed her arms over her breasts and rubbed her hands
up and down in the few inches the position allowed. It was a move one did when
they needed comfort, which told him something serious was up.
“Do you want to take this to my office?” he asked softly.
“So we can have more privacy.”
Koko glanced around the room real quick then shook her head.
“Then let’s at least move this to the side a bit and out of
the flow of traffic.” He waited for her to nod her agreement before shepherding
them into a corner, away from prying ears and eyes. “What’s going on, love?”
“I’m not going to make it to dinner tonight.” A relief like
he’d never felt before lifted from him. “Or any other night for that matter.”
Then reality came crashing back down.
Any other night meant only one thing. “So you don’t want to
see me anymore.”
“It’s not as if I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t.”
That made even less sense. “Why?”
“I had a visitor today at the deli. He said he worked here.
He said…” Koko let out a deep breath. “Well shit, he said a whole lot
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